Melissa McCarthy is a on a roll. She won the Emmy for "Mike & Molly," and she electrified the movie "Bridesmaids." I have feeling she will do fine as host of "Saturday Night Live" at 11:30 p.m. Saturday on NBC. Lady Antebellum is the musical guest.

Betty White is also a nominee for top actress in a TV movie for "The Lost Valentine" from "Hallmark Hall of Fame." She will face Maggie Smith of "Downton Abbey," Kate Winslet of "Mildred Pierce," Emily Watson of "Appropriate Adult" and Diane Lane of "Cinema Ve

When did Gerard Butler hire Jason Statham's agent? When did the star of 300, Friend of Guy (Ritchie, of RocknRolla), savior of Katherine Heigl (The Ugly Truth), need to do B-movies built on video-game cliches, conventions and stereotypes?
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How does Dexter (Michael C. Hall) carry on after his wife's death? Why, he forms what Showtime calls “a unique relationship” with “a mysterious young woman” played by Julia Stiles. What could that mean? Showtime was being cryptic. Stile

Here's good news for all the “Eli Stone” fans out there. Jonny Lee Miller will join “Dexter” next season for six episodes. Showtime said Miller will plays “a mysterious man who is intricately involved in the storyline with Julia S

Television salutes itself Sunday night, andÂ the mediumÂ can't get a lot of respect — from itself.Â Â No wonderÂ the Emmys will never challenge the Oscars for public appeal. HBO's “True Blood” and AMC's “Mad Men

Many good things are coming your way this weekend. Television unites to raise awareness with the fundraiser Stand Up to Cancer, which will play across many channels at 8 tonight. The celebrities taking part include Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney, Sally Fiel

Television's commitment to fight cancer produced lucrative results Friday night. The one-hour Stand Up to Cancer fund-raiser, which aired Friday on many channels, has drawn pledges worth more than $80 million, the group announced this morning. You can join the

They're rounded up the usual suspects when they announced the nominees for the 17th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards this morning. But there were some pleasant surprises. Betty White and the cast of "Hot in Cleveland" are in the running.

The silence in the room gave away that Ricky Gervais was going a little too far, hitting a little too close to home in swinging for the fences at last night's Golden Globes. Nervous titters over his rehab and jail jokes to introducer Robert Downey Jr., a few o

BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Michael C. Hall was born in Raleigh, N.C., on this date in 1971. This birthday guy starred in the title role of "Dexter" from 2006-2013. He also starred as David Fisher on "Six Feet under" from 2001-2005. On the big...

In a wildly unpredictable year for the Tony Awards, especially in the popular category of new musicals, “A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder,” “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,” “After Midnight,” and “Aladdin” were deemed the four nominees for the...

NEW YORK — Why is James Franco, the world's most famous perpetual student, making his Broadway debut in a revival of that panting war horse "Of Mice and Men," a favorite of high school English teachers and Turner Classic Movies addicts?
It's...